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Guess? (Guess?) Interest Coverage

: 24.55 (As of Jan. 2024)
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Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Guess?'s Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $146 Mil. Guess?'s Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-6 Mil. Guess?'s interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 24.55. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Guess?'s Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

GES' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.75   Med: 25   Max: 63.58
Current: 12.31


GES's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
59.95% of 754 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 7.755 vs GES: 12.31

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Guess? Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Guess?'s Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Guess? Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.34 0.75 13.38 19.37 12.31

Guess? Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Interest Coverage Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 31.09 0.24 11.28 9.63 24.55

Competitive Comparison

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Guess?'s Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Guess? Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Guess?'s Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Guess?'s Interest Coverage falls into.



Guess? Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Guess?'s Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024, Guess?'s Interest Expense was $-22 Mil. Its Operating Income was $269 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $907 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*268.502/-21.816
=12.31

Guess?'s Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, Guess?'s Interest Expense was $-6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $146 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $907 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*145.652/-5.933
=24.55

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Guess?  (NYSE:GES) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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Guess? (Guess?) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Strada Regina 44, Bioggio, CHE, CH-6934
Guess? Inc designs, markets distribute, and licenses contemporary apparel and accessories that reflect European fashion sensibilities under brands including Guess, Marciano, and G by Guess. The company has five reportable segments namely Americas Retail, Americas Wholesale, Europe, Asia, and licensing. It generates maximum revenue from the Europe segment.
Executives
Paul Marciano director, 10 percent owner, officer: Co-Chairman and Co-CEO C/O GUESS INC, 1444 S ALAMEDA ST, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Maurice Marciano director, 10 percent owner, officer: Co-Chairman and Co-CEO 1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Deborah Weinswig director C/O XCEL BRANDS, INC., 1333 BROADWAY, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Markus Neubrand officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O GUESS?, INC., 1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA ST, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Thomas Jr Barrack director C/O COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC., 515 S. FLOWER ST., 44TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Fabrice Benarouche officer: SVP Finance and IR, CAO C/O GUESS?, INC., 1444 S. ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Anthony Chidoni director C/O GUESS INC, 1444 S ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Dennis R Secor officer: Chief Financial Officer 901 S. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, RICHARDSON TX 75080
Carlos Alberini director, officer: CEO and Director C/O LUCKY BRAND, LLC, 540 SOUTH SANTA FE AVE., LOS ANGELES CA 90013
Alex Yemenidjian director, other: Chairman of the Board C/O GUESS?, INC., 1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Cynthia R Livingston director C/O GUESS, INC, 1444 S. ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Laurie Ann Goldman director 3344 PEACHTREE ROAD, SUITE 1700, ATLANTA GA 30326
Kathryn Low Anderson officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O GUESS?, INC., 1444 S. ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Gianluca Bolla director C/O GUESS?, INC., 1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021
Reddy Sandeep officer: CFO C/O GUESS?, INC., 1444 SOUTH ALAMEDA STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90021